Woman of the Month: A Day in the Life of Yvonne Crum | Model Behaviors

Woman of the Month: A Day in the Life of Yvonne Crum (Giveaway)

When you’re the “fundraising queen of Dallas,” your schedule is jam packed! Yvonne’s biggest event of the year is the Fashion Stars for a Cause gala to benefit the Suicide and Crisis Center of North Texas. She’s already organizing for next year’s event, but you can usually see her bright, smiling face at countless events for several different organizations throughout the year.

Right now, her husband of forty-nine years is staying at a rehab center after a serious fall, so her schedule isn’t following its usual patterns. But that’s nothing new for any of our Women of the Month. Each day brings a new challenge, a new to-do list, and a new twist. Yvonne handles her day with grace and determination, somehow managing to stay on top of her volunteer and charity duties while also being a loving, supportive presences for her family.

Take a peek into a day in the life of Yvonne Crum and then enter our very special Fashion Stars giveaway at the bottom of this post!

September 15, 2016September 15, 2016

Woman of the Month: A Day in the Life of Melissa Rountree (Giveaway)

Welcome to a Day in the Life of Melissa Rountree, our September Woman of the Month! She’s the founder and owner of Level 3 Active, a board member on The Elisa Project, a luxury real estate agent, and an instructor at The Bar Method. She’s also a devoted mother and loving wife. As you can imagine, her schedule is jam-packed.

As we learned in our interview with Melissa earlier this month (which you can read here), family is so important to her. It’s a big reason why she decided to join The Elisa Project this year as a board member. She was just about to take a step back from some of her charity work when this opportunity presented itself and she knew she couldn’t pass it up.

This year is the 7^th annual ESTEEM show, a fashion show with a twist! It’s all about promoting self-esteem and confidence in young people, so Melissa will be walking the runway with her daughter, while Darlington and I will be joining her and many others.

The event is this Saturday, September 17^th, and you can find more details here.

Please enjoy our behind-the-scenes look at a Day in the Life of Melissa Rountree, and don’t forget to enter her Level 3 Active giveaway! Details are at the bottom of this post.

June 16, 2016June 14, 2016

Woman of the Month: A Day in the Life of Christine Handy (Giveaway)

If you’ve had a chance to read Courtney’s interview with Christine Handy from earlier this month, then you’ll know what an extraordinary woman we have on the blog today. She went through ten years of rigorous, traumatic, life-threatening health issues, and came out on the other side forged in steel. Nowadays, she’s the author of Walk Beside Me and is working on her second novel.

I’m thrilled we get the chance to see what her everyday life looks like. But just like most of our Women of the Month, Christine’s everyday life is that there is no everyday life. As she mentioned in the interview, she lives one week in Dallas and one in Miami, which sounds hectic indeed!

One of the things I really loved when reading both her schedule and Walk Beside Me is how important her daily walks are. Before I knew everything that I know now about Christine, I’d often see her walking (more like power-walking) on Katy Trail while I was doing my daily run. It’s baffling to me how many times I crossed paths, even said hello, and had no idea what she was going through—really going through. Who knows where I was mentally during those times, but I do know that Christine was fully present. Even through all of her struggles, she fought to keep her walks, and I will forever be inspired by her strength and resilience.

At the bottom of this post, there’s a giveaway for a signed copy of Walk Beside Me as well as a brief description of the book. Be sure to enter and be inspired, too! But for now, welcome to a day in the life of Christine!

May 17, 2016May 17, 2016

Woman of the Month: A Day in the Life of Rachael Gatenby (Giveaway)

I just adored Rachael and Courtney’s interview from the beginning of the month! If you haven’t had a chance to read it yet, I definitely recommend dusting off your fascinator, making a spot of tea, and catching up on this brilliant read.

Today we’re peeking into the momma-to-be’s busy, busy jet-setting life as an award-winning colorist at Hair by Charlie in Dallas. This die-hard Manchester United fan and horse whisperer has a way with hair, and this just isn’t something that I’ve read in Vogue (YES, she’s been featured in the famed magazine for her work). We met when she worked at Frederic Fekkai, and after just one visit, I knew she’d do my hair for the rest of my life—whether she wanted to or not!

And seven years later, we’re still going strong, and now she does almost every one of my friends’ color as well. Both Laurie and Priya can attest to her tremendous talent. But probably my favorite thing about sitting in Rachael’s chair is that she always makes you feel like you’re hanging out with one of your best friends. I never even realize that I’m getting my hair done—we laugh, we cry, and I always look and feel better than when I walked through those doors.

She’s truly a wonder woman, and even after sixteen years, she still loves what she does. I’m so happy to share this dynamo with all of my friends and now all of our readers as our May Woman of the Month.

Don’t forget to enter Rachael’s giveaway for some of her must-have products at the bottom of this post! But for now, welcome to a day in the life of Rachael!

Woman of the Month: A Day in the Life of Candace Oliver | Model Behaviors

April 15, 2016April 11, 2016

Woman of the Month: A Day in the Life of Candace Oliver (Giveaway)

If you missed the announcement, Candace Oliver is our Woman of the Month! We covered a lot of great topics in our interview with her, but today we’re taking a closer look at what everyday life is like for this work-from-home mama.

She and her family just welcomed a baby girl into the household, so when she sent her schedule over to us, she said that she’s using the word “schedule” very loosely. Each day is different than the last with a five-week-old baby! But what I love about Candace’s hectic flurry of activity throughout the day is that she centers herself around love and helping others. She also works in moments for self-reflection to help ground herself for whatever challenges may come. I love that mindful intention!

Read on to find out more about a day in the life of Candace…